Refusing To Be Enticed
Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Hatred of evil leads to avoidance of it. You can’t dabble with sin and avoid falling into it. Refusing to be enticed by temptation, the righteous person’s “delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps 1:2).
You can’t pursue righteousness and at the same time tolerate evil. That’s why Paul counseled Timothy and all believers with this message: “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Tim 2:22).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 210). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Indulging in even a little sin will stain us to the point of being unacceptable to God. We must avoid all evil, in fact it is best if we avoid temptation. God is good, so to seek God, you must avoid evil. You cannot allow both to exist in your life.
Applications: Sin separates us from God, so we must avoid sin. The best way to avoid sin is to avoid temptations which lead us to commit sin. Avoid sinful cravings and pursue righteousness instead. Memorize scripture to guard your hearts and minds against temptation.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for protection from evil. Pray for strength and guidance in avoiding temptation. Pray for the help of the Holy Spirit in memorizing scripture for the purpose of guarding my heart and mind against temptation.
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1 Thessalonians 5:22
Hatred of evil leads to avoidance of it. You can’t dabble with sin and avoid falling into it. Refusing to be enticed by temptation, the righteous person’s “delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps 1:2).
You can’t pursue righteousness and at the same time tolerate evil. That’s why Paul counseled Timothy and all believers with this message: “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Tim 2:22).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 210). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Indulging in even a little sin will stain us to the point of being unacceptable to God. We must avoid all evil, in fact it is best if we avoid temptation. God is good, so to seek God, you must avoid evil. You cannot allow both to exist in your life.
Applications: Sin separates us from God, so we must avoid sin. The best way to avoid sin is to avoid temptations which lead us to commit sin. Avoid sinful cravings and pursue righteousness instead. Memorize scripture to guard your hearts and minds against temptation.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for protection from evil. Pray for strength and guidance in avoiding temptation. Pray for the help of the Holy Spirit in memorizing scripture for the purpose of guarding my heart and mind against temptation.
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